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There are a few changes this year, with First XVs in action on only two of the days over the weekend.
Fans of schoolboy rugby have plenty to pick from when three Joburg schools host their traditional Easter rugby festivals this weekend. Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
It’s Easter weekend and that means it’s time for schoolboy rugby action – and plenty of it.
The three traditional Easter long weekend festivals in Johannesburg will again take place with fixtures on Thursday, Saturday and Monday at St John’s, St Stithians and King Edward VII School.
In an interesting new twist, St John’s are hosting U-13 and U-16 matches as well, with Monday’s schedule dedicated to the U-13s and U-16s only. Matches on the three days will take place on the Burger field as C field.
The St Stithians Sportsfest also includes U13 and U16 boys and girls teams in action on Monday, with the opening day Thursday and Saturday reserved for the senior U19 boys.
A hockey festival is taking place at the same time, as well as matches in netball, tennis, squash and football.
King Edward VII School’s U-19 boys matches this year take place on Saturday and Monday only.
Thursday’s action is dedicated to U-13s and U15s as well as U-16 girls. The school will also host a hockey festival over the weekend, with matches on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Several other sporting festivals will take place across Gauteng and the country over the long weekend, including the Best of the West rugby festival at Krugersdorp High and the annual Kearsney College festival in KZN.
This story has been updated since publication to reflect the latest results.
Thursday
Kingswood 43 Randburg 21
Voortrekker 10 Graeme 21
Golden Lions Invitational 0 Maritzburg College 43
St David’s Marist Inanda 3 SACS 28
Nelspruit 34 Welkom Gim 31
Pretoria Boys 43 Diamantveld 29
St John’s 5 Hilton 29
Saturday
St David’s Marist Inanda v Golden Lions Invitational 8.20am
Welkom Gim v Diamantveld 9.30am
Voortrekker v SACS 10.40am
Pretoria Boys v Graeme 11.50am
Randburg v St John’s 2.10pm
Hilton v Kingswood 3.20pm
Maritzburg v Nelspruit 4.30pm
Thursday
Hartpury College 2nd (England) 31 Rand Park 20
St Stithians 32 Clifton 0
Northcliff 26 St Andrew’s Makhanda 54
Michaelhouse 65 St John’s Harare 14
St Charles 38 Windhoek High 22
Hartpury College 1st 10 Wynberg Boys 19
Bishops 12 Helpmekaar 38
Saturday
Hartpury College 2nd (England) v Mzwandile Mali XV 8.30am
Clifton v Windhoek High 9.40am
Northcliff v St John’s Harare 10.50am
St Andrew’s Makhanda v St Charles 12pm
Bishops v Hartpury College 1st 1.10pm
Wynberg v Helpmekaar 2.20pm
St Stithians v Michaelhouse 4pm
Saturday
Pearson v Northwood 9am
Hudson Park v Eldoraigne 10.15am
Queen’s v Parktown 11.30am
Noordheuwel v Affies 12.45am
Jeppe v Selborne 2pm
KES v Rondebosch 3.15pm
Monday
Pearson v Eldoraigne 9am
Queen’s v Rondebosch 10.15am
Affies v Selborne 11.30am
Parktown v Hudson Park 12.45pm
Noordheuwel v Jeppe 2pm
KES v Northwood 3.15pm
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